• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Mark Abbotsford

Woodside Energy

Executive Vice President

Mark was appointed to the role of Executive Vice President Marketing & Trading in 2022. Mark has more than 19 years’ of commercial, marketing, trading, finance and M&A experience across roles based in Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United Kingdom. Mark has held a number of senior positions at Woodside, including Executive Adviser to the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Vice President and Group Financial Controller, and Vice President Marketing, Trading and Shipping.  Prior experience includes roles at the Western Australian Department of Treasury and BHP Iron Ore. Mark graduated from the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School in 2021. Mark also holds a Master of Philosophy in Finance from the University of Cambridge, and a Bachelor of Economics (1.Hons) and MBA from the University of Western Australia.

Sessions With Mark Abbotsford

Wednesday, 20 March

  • 07:15am - 08:20am (CST) / 20/mar/2024 12:15 pm - 20/mar/2024 01:20 pm

    Asian Gas: Delivering security of supply

    Gas & LNG

    Across the globe, stakeholders are facing the “trilemma” of energy security, affordability and sustainability as they chart their pathways to a net-zero future. Players in Asia have an even bigger task at hand: its incremental energy consumption between 2023 and 2050 is expected to account for 65% of global energy demand growth to support economic activities. How do recent changes in the global gas market affect the role of gas in Asia’s energy mix? Will Asia continue its term-LNG shopping spree or rely more on the spot markets now that prices have trended down? What do Asia gas importers look for when securing new supply? What can LNG suppliers do to help Asia solve its energy “trilemma”?